Guy for vehicle-tops.



H. M. ORMSBY. GUY FOR VEHICLE TOPS. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1910.

1,028,266, Patented June 4, 1912.

HELEN M. ORMSBY, 0F XENIA, OHIO.

GUY FOR VEHICLE-TOPS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4-, 1912.

Application filed January 21, 1910. SerialNo. 539,362.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HELEN M. ORMSBY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Xenia, in the county of Greene and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Guys for Vehicle-Tops,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to automobiles and particularly to an improved formof guy or stay for preventing undue oscillation or vibration of thevehicle top, and an attaching device for removably engaging the guystrap with the body and top of the vehicle.

The object of the invention is to greatly simplify the construction andmode of attaching such devices whereby they will not only be cheapenedin construction but will be rendered more efficient in operation,

more easily connected and disconnected, and

more secure and unlikely to become accidentally disconnected.

WVith the above primary and other incidental objects in view as willmore fully appear in the specification, the invention consists of thefeatures of construction, the parts and combinations thereof and themode of operation as hereinafter described and set forth in the claims.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a'portion ofan automobile embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of the vehicle-top guy and attachment devices forming the subjectmatter hereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an attaching device forremovably engaging the guy strap with either the top or body of thevehicle, but preferably employed for the attachment to the top. Fig. 4.is a perspective view of the attaching device preferably employed forremovably engaging the strap with the body of the vehicle, but which maybe used at any point where the surface to which the device is to beapplied is perpendicular to the plane of the guy strap. Fig. 5 is amodified form of attachment device suitable for engaging the guy strapwith either the top or body portions of the vehicle. Fig. 6 is asectional detail view of the type of attachment device shown in Fig. 5,illustrating the mode of attaching the guy strap.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughoutthe several views.

I am aware that guy straps extending between the body and top of avehicle are not new per se, but that such devices are extensively usedat the present time. However those devices now in use usually consist ofa single section either permanently attached to the vehicle body andtop, or the mode of attachment is inconvenient and unhandy, and in somecases where it has been sought to overcome these difficulties theattachment means is unreliable.

The guy strap involved in the present invention may be formed in upperand lower sections united by a connecting device as shown in thedrawings and hereinafter described, or it may be a single length ofstrap removably attached to the body and top of the vehicle by theimproved attaching devices forming an important feature of theinvention.

In the drawings 11 are the frame bars of the vehicle to which the lowerends of the guy straps are usually attached, as at the point 2. Theupper ends thereof being attached to the vehicle top 3 at the points4=f. The connecting member is located mid-length of the strap as at 55.

The upper attachment device is best shown in Fig. 3 and comprises a baseportion 6, provided with screw holes for its attachment by means ofscrews 7 to the forward rib 8 of the vehicletop as shown in Fig. 2. Themember is thereby rigidly and permanently secured to its support. Thefor ward portion of the member is provided with a rectangular slot oraperture 9, the said apertured portion extending in a plane angular withthe base 6 as shown at 10. In order to reduce friction and prevent thechafing of the guy strap at the point it passes through the aperture,the extreme portion of the member beyond the aperture is provided with arevoluble tubular inclosure 11 forming an anti-friction roller.Projecting from the base 6 and preferably formed integral therewith is astud 12, centrally disposed in relation to the aperture 9. The stud 12is preferably, though not necessarily inclined away from the aperture 9.For the purpose of greater security the stud 12 is provided with a notchor recess 13 on the side opposite the aperture in which the guy strapinterengages, as shown in Fig. 7. To meet unusual conditions there isalso provided in the stud 12 a transverse open ing 14 for the receptionof a cotter pm or.

other retaining pin 15, which will prevent the disengagement of thestrap from the stud.

The device shown in Fig. 3 may also be 5 used at the lower extremity ofthe guy strap, but under ordinary conditions a form of attaching deviceas shown in Figs. 2 and 4 is preferred; This form of device differsfro-m that of Fig. 3 in that the base portion 16 and the frame orapertured portion 17 both extend in vertical planes at right angles witheach other, the apertured portion being offset above the level of thebase portion 16. The construction of this device is such as to enable itto be attached to a perpendicular surface, such as the side of the framebar 1. This device is also provided with the antifriction roller 11, andthe stud 12 exactly as described in the former 20 construction. For someunusual construction of vehicle top or other unusual conditions it mightbe desirable to use this form at the upper end of the guy strap, whichmay be done without affecting the operation of the device.

In Fig. 5 is shown a modified form of attaching device in which the baseportion 18 and the apertured portion 19 or frame extend in a commonplane. This device is also provided with the anti-friction roller 11 andthe stud 12 as before described.

In attaching the guy strap to the device the end of the strap which isprovided with a perforation is passed through the aperture of the memberand the perforation is engaged over the stud 12, as clearly shown inFig. 7. Upon subjecting the strap to strain or stress the portion ofstrap adjacent to the perforation is caused to seat within the recess 13of the stud which prevents the accidental disengagement of the parts.

From the above description it will be apparent that there is thusprovided a vehicletop guy possessing the particular features ofadvantage before enumerated as desirable, but which obviously issusceptible of modification in its form, proportion, detailconstruction, and arrangement of parts,

without departing from the. principle involved 0r sacrificing any of itsadvantages.

Having thus described my invention I claim;

1. As an article of manufacture, an attachment device for vehicle topguys, comprising a base portion adapted to be secured to the vehicle topor body, an apertured extension carried'by said base portion, anintegral stud also carried by said base portion and projecting to apoint beyond the level of the aperture in said apertured portion, saiddevice being adapted to be attached to its support in a position angularto the general trend of the guy, whereby the guy will be bent abruptlyat the point of its engagement with the apertured portion, substantiallyas specified.

2. As an article of manufacture, an attachment device for vehicle topguys comprising a vertically disposed attachment plate adapted to besecured to the vehicle part, and an apertured frame like portion alsovertically disposed but arranged substantially at right angles to saidattachment plate to which it is attached, and a stud carried by theattachment plate and adapted to engage the guy after it has been passedthrough the apertured portion, substantially as specified.

3. As an article of manufacture, an attachment device for vehicle topguys comprising a substantially T shaped member formed of two attachedportions, the transverse portion being apertured for the passage of theguy therethrough, the pendant portion being adapted to be attached tothe vehicle part, and means carried by the pendant portion for engagingthe guy after it has been passed through the apertured portion,substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day ofJanuary, A. D.

HELEN M. ORMSBY. WVitnesses:

EZRA M. KUHNs, F. L. VALKER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

